With comic convention season well underway and superhero franchises lighting up screens big and small, there’s never been a better time to dive into the world of reading comics. Unsure of where to start? Here’s our advice for diving into the wild, wonderful world of comic books.»6/29/15 9:00am 6/29/15 9:00am

...the Swedish cosplay championship will air! You will be able to watch it via this video link and see a countdown to when it begins. No english subtitles that I know of, but I bet it will be interesting anyway. Some of the judges are from other countries. So I guess some english will be spoken. :)

Gail Simone's twitter feed is wonderful. She is always tweeting fun and interesting stuff about writing, fandom and trolling Kieron Gillen. Yesterday were no different. Because she told a very lovely and personal story about herself, Joss Whedon and Wonder Woman. »1/21/15 11:29am 1/21/15 11:29am

Ever since Shadow of Mordorcame out, many gamers have taken to its unique brand of orc-killing with a gusto. There's just one problem: some of these orcs keep coming back from the dead. And while developer Monolith says this is partly an intentional feature, they haven't given me a straight answer for how it works. »10/10/14 12:55pm 10/10/14 12:55pm

In January of 2010, I decided to change my outlook on how I manage my gaming time, how I collect games, and how I contend with the nemesis that so many gamers share: the dreaded backlog. »7/18/14 3:31pm 7/18/14 3:31pm

We all know that Disney tends to soften those folk tales that they turn into movies, giving them happy endings, removing the less PG elements. However, there are some stories out there that are just a little too outrageous for even the House of Mouse, and there are quite of few of them that involve maidens. »6/19/14 11:20am 6/19/14 11:20am

It's easy to tell if your kid is mature enough to watch a PG-13 movie — it's pretty much right there in the rating. But how do you tell if your kid is ready for the hand-chopping Empire Strikes Back? »3/28/11 5:15pm 3/28/11 5:15pm

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9's tips forum. This week, we've got a mash-up of Steampunk: the Musical!, toy car explosions, stem cells, Star Wars, fat-battling robots, and much more! »8/13/10 2:30pm 8/13/10 2:30pm

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9's tips forum. This week, we've got a mash-up tours in Klingon, wacky posters, even wackier Kafka, sexbots, science, and much more! »7/29/10 6:45am 7/29/10 6:45am

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9's tips forum. This week, we've got a mash-up of black holes, fictional psyches, getting things in perspective, plastic antibodies, BLARPing, weeping angels, adorableness, and much more! »6/17/10 11:51am 6/17/10 11:51am

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9's tips forum. This week, we've got a mash-up of smelly couples, the crappiness of space travel, creepy robots, sciencey things, zombie bites, and much more! »6/09/10 1:20pm 6/09/10 1:20pm